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  • What is half-speed mastering and why should vinyl lovers care?

    In the pre-CD era, there were all kinds of attempts to make vinyl sound as good as it could. That included things like direct-to-direct recording (time consuming and technically limiting) and something called
  • Music lovers out in force for Record Store Day

    It’s the biggest day of the year for record stores throughout the country, with music lovers out in force. Record Store Day has been held annually since 2007 to celebrate independent record stores and the music they sell. Many artists release special records to mark the day. At Real Groovy in Auckland, there was a magic show, face painting and a street party, while at Flying Out Records, local musicians including Luka Buda, Ebony Lamb and Thee Golden Geese performed in-store all day. At...
  • Usher to Perform Iconic ‘Confessions’ Album at Lovers & Friends Festival

    Usher, the multi-platinum GRAMMY Award-winning artist, will grace the Lovers & Friends festival on Saturday, May 4, 2024, at Las Vegas Festival Grounds. In an exclusive performance, he will deliver his seminal album Confessions. Confessions, certified 14x platinum by the RIAA, remains the highest-rated album by a male soloist that has been released this century. […] The post Usher to Perform Iconic ‘Confessions’ Album at Lovers & Friends Festival first appeared on The Source.